170Exchange of information

#### 170 Exchange of information 170 Exchange of information > > (1) The following corporations may enter into an arrangement (an information sharing arrangement) with each other or a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging information held by the corporation or the agency— > > > > > (a) (Repealed) > > > > > (b) TfNSW, > > > > > (c) Sydney Metro. > > > (2) The information to which an information sharing arrangement may relate is limited to the following— > > > > > (a) information concerning possible breaches of this Act or the regulations, > > > > > (b) information concerning the safe provision of a public passenger service, > > > > > (c) information concerning any proceedings commenced against the holder of an accreditation, driver authority or licence for an offence having a maximum penalty of imprisonment for 12 months or more, > > > > > (d) any other information that may be prescribed by the regulations. > > > (3) Under an information sharing arrangement, each party to the arrangement is, despite any other Act or law of the State, authorised— > > > > > (a) to request and receive information held by the other party to the arrangement, and > > > > > (b) to disclose information to the other party, > > > > but only to the extent that the information is reasonably necessary to assist in the exercise of functions of TfNSW or Sydney Metro under this Act (or any other Act administered by the Minister for Transport, whether solely or jointly with another Minister) or the functions of the relevant agency concerned. > > > (4) This section does not limit the operation of any Act under which TfNSW, Sydney Metro or a relevant agency is authorised or required to disclose information to another person or body. > > > (5) This section does not permit the disclosure of information in contravention of section 139 or 145. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > relevant agency means— > > > > > (a) SafeWork NSW as referred to in clause 1 of Schedule 2 to the [Work Health and Safety Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2011-010), or > > > > > (b) the Commissioner of Police or a person holding an equivalent position in relation to the police force of another State or Territory or the Australian Federal Police, or > > > > > (c) IPART, or > > > > > (d) the Chief Investigator, or > > > > > (e) any other person or body prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 170:** Am 2015 No 19, Sch 15.11; 2018 No 18, Sch 2.12 \[4\]–\[6\]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.60\[9\] \[11\].